Experience

Award-winning and experienced multimedia reporter looking to share stories with impact. Good teammate and team leader. Developed stories that have state and national interest. Received assignments and covered stories with state and national significance for media groups including the Associated Press, Reuters and the Tampa Bay Times. Enjoys finding and disseminating stories that engage the community and initiate change.

Use analytics and digital tools to report on national and international breaking news and cover strategic content for Cox Media Group radio, newspaper and television digital platforms.

University of South Florida St. Petersburg Aug. 2015 to Aug. 2016 Graduate Research Assistant

Helped teach, plan, edit and oversee production of a digital community news source, Neighborhood News Bureau, in a capstone reporting class for senior and graduate students.

Freelance writer, reporter Jan. 2014 to present

Regularly received assignments, covered news and developed features for various publications including The Associated Press, Tampa Bay Times, 83 Degrees Media, Creative Loafing, Reuters, the Washington Post, Visit Clearwater, and Visit Florida. Also contributed reporting to the The Miami New Times and The Sun of London.

AOL/Clearwater Patch2010 to 2013 Local Editor

Edited copy, produced video, took photographs, developed feature stories, covered breaking news and local government. Assigned and edited stories leading a team of freelance writers.

St. Petersburg Times 2007 to 2010 Staff Writer

Covered features, breaking news, local and state government and politics. Produced multimedia audio and slideshow packages. Administrator for one of the newspaper’s first community blogs. One of the first reporters to use Twitter to report a story

Freelance Writer, Reporter 2006 to 2007

The Associated Press:Covered state and national politics and court cases in Tampa Bay area.

St. Petersburg Times:Wrote stories for Brandon, Clearwater and Largo regional editions and weekly “Top of the Class” feature.

Tampa Bay Newspapers: Followed local government and breaking news for network of weekly community newspapers.

Sami Al Arian terrorist trial, Tampa, Fla. 2005 Media Liaison

Coordinated the daily release of evidence to national and Tampa Bay area media outlets.

Covered student, city and county government, university administration, local elections and the 2004 presidential election for The Independent Florida Alligator (www.alligator.org), the country’s largest circulating college newspaper.

OTHER SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE

The Studio Review, St. Petersburg, Fla. 2010 Managing Editor

Led a team in the creation of a Panorama-style news, features and arts broadsheet published in accord with the Studio@620 art gallery’s five-year anniversary. Edited and solicited content. Worked to create publishing agreement with local alternative weekly Creative Loafing.

The Sequitur.com 2005 to 2008 Contributing Editor

Aggregated stories and edited content as part of daily report for online news magazine. Helped cover and guide coverage of Bonnaroo, a week-long annual music festival in Manchester, Tenn.

EDUCATION

Master of Arts in Digital Journalism and DesignUniversity of South Florida St. PetersburgSt. Petersburg, Fla.

Bachelor of Science in JournalismUniversity of FloridaGainesville, Fla.